On 30/12/08 12:02, in article
, "thescullster"
wrote:


"Sacha" wrote

Funnily enough, you could try Berberis. I was reading about the one that
was in our garden and Hyams had written that it was planted in the shade
of
copper beeches and he says something to the effect that no tree gives
deeper
shade than those! Quite a few places offer Berberis as hedging plants.


Thanks Sacha
Did you have any variety in mind?

Phil



Berberis darwinii and B. stenophylla are attractive and evergreen, too.
I'd suggest you Google on hedging specialists so that you can then email
them to tell them the exact conditions, length to be covered and your
requirements and get their recommendations. In terms of cost, your best bet
will be to find someone who sells them as bare root hedging and you may have
a local nursery that can help with that, though plenty of online options
seem to be available though I have no experience of them myself.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online)